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    1. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Hey Swift, how you've been doing?

      Just passing by for a quick question.

      What sort of benefits do Familiars get?

      That is... Do they get acess to your Talents and defenses? Or do they just remain as they are as part of your retinue?

      Can't find any mention of this in the catalogue's rules.
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Body Tune-Up, Everlasting Talent, and all Defenses apply to everyone in your retinue. That includes you and all subjects, including Familiars. The other basic talents require Talent Sharing to do that.
        May 19, 2023
      3. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
        Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
        All benefits, except generic and specific waifu Perks I must assume.

        Okay, got it. Thanks.
        May 19, 2023
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    2. MechaShogun
      MechaShogun
      Out of curiosity are there methods in either one of the Shroud's powers or a talent that would allow for the changing of a captured target's sex without using Universal Calibration, or is that the only method outside some of the other Bindings?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        There's always Demiplane Laws. The Shroud can do it natively, but it's an advanced technique that isn't listed in the rulebook.
        May 19, 2023
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    3. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      One more Symbiote question :)
      The Creep only extends from the spawning pool half the footprint of the Hatchery structures, yet most functionality requires the structures be connected by Creep. Groves don't mention expanding the range of the Creep. What am I missing?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        40,000 sq m is less than you think. The area of a circle with 1 km radius is 3,141,593 sq m (pi x 1000 x 1000). The 5 km raduis of a Lair produces an even larger circle (pi x 5000 x 5000), and then you can simply build additional hatcheries. The process repeats with the Colony and Hive upgrades.
        Apr 30, 2023
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      3. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Apr 30, 2023
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    4. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Why is Alterzelu Symbiote nerfed so hard compared to the races it's based on? To the point it would actively and massively weaken anyone substituting or possessing any Zerg, Xenomorph or Tyraind characters? Also the final Hive structure, there's an error where you call it a Lair and what on earth is a World Tree? It is mentioned nowhere else in the Catalog.
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's actually still WIP. I still haven't found the time to draft out the naval and space content, just land and air. World Tree is part of the space content.
        Apr 28, 2023
      3. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Ah, I assumed that was deliberate. Requiring Evolution Chamber work to make your own. That way all you'd need to finish is a final possibly multiversal structure to link it all.
        Apr 29, 2023
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    5. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      How does one buy more than one element to wield and use through shroud of power? I am asking because I wish to do a shroud build.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Prismatic Shroud. Note that it's purposely inefficient compared to Waifus + Complementary Colors + Grand Tapestry.
        Apr 28, 2023
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    6. Chrisoflight777
      Chrisoflight777
      One more thing do you have any ideas for madoka's symbiote theme?
    7. Chrisoflight777
      Chrisoflight777
      Question is it possible to combine settings with all the characters if one setting has multiple distinct worlds like kingdom hearts?
      Can you pick a cannon love interest or someone devoted to your substitution target that you yoink for a couples account?
      And if your substitution Target is madoka and you have Homura do you still ascend when you fight Walpurgisnacht?
    8. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      Good morning, I have a question. Would tagging one of Sukuna's wax fingers count as capturing him or no? Out of curiosity because I am planning to do a waifu catalog jjk in the future and knowing that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        You need him to actually possess someone first, unless you use the shroud's special ability.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    9. NounNoun
      NounNoun
      how does danger rating function for inserting during a disaster(eg: plague, famine) that kills let's say three quarters of the local population?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        That sounds like an apocalyptic event to me.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    10. LORDANTAS
      LORDANTAS
      I have a question, how do walk ins work? Also, when I use the public version it says that walk ins are free. is that correct or is that an error?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Walk-ins are pre-existing characters, not SIs: "Ciri in Cyberpunk," (that happened in canon), "Shirou in Danmachi," etc. They don't have to pay extra to be themselves.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    11. Thunder God
      Thunder God
      How does Template Stacking work to change the race in a character who is already a Hybrid naturally, using Gohan as an example, a change of race to a Yokai could only change the human part? because I couldn't stop thinking about a Saiyan with fox tail and ears in DxD
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        The natural hybrid status is counted as one, so the TS race would overwrite that.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    12. Aeon_Rex
      Aeon_Rex
      Quick question about Dxd. It says any captured High-class Devil or Angel loses either their evil pieces or Brave Saint deck. Does this mean if you capture someone like Rias her Peerage is no longer Devil's? Also, can you gain a peerage if you substitute or extra as a Devil?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        That's only for purchases, not captures. If you substitute or extra, yes.
        Feb 4, 2023
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    13. Malcanthet
      Malcanthet
      *Offers Surprise Spidery Cuddles.*
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    14. AngelicKnight.
      AngelicKnight.
      So I know any retinue members who have a crippling weakness like Kryptonians and Kryptonite and devil fruit users and sea water, have said weakness reduced to normal human levels.

      The rules mention vampires too so I assume its sunlight and/or silver depending on the type of vampire, but what about their need/desire for blood? Or a Ghouls need for flesh? I assume those remain unaltered?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Dietary needs are not weaknesses.
        Feb 4, 2023
      3. AngelicKnight.
        AngelicKnight.
        Thought so, us there anything in the catalogue that would work for removing those issues?
        Feb 4, 2023
      4. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Not by direct company means. You accepted them when you chose those powers. If you want to lose those aspects, get some people who can mod the power to no longer have them.
        Feb 6, 2023
    15. Zaraka
      Zaraka
      Does Elemental Loom apply to companions with the Complementary Colors upgrade?
      If not is there any other way to give it to them?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        No and no.
        Jan 24, 2023
    16. CyberDragonEX
      CyberDragonEX
      I've been wondering about the Shroud - just how durable IS it? Its description mentions taking more time to bind stronger characters, but does that mean they can't physically escape once fully encased?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's deliberately vague.
        Jan 22, 2023
    17. Thunder God
      Thunder God
      One question, the rule that if you buy or capture Ophis, do you receive Lilith if she doesn't exist yet, does it also apply when buying her in DRX as the first purchase? And does it apply when buying it for any world or only if the world is DXD?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        By RAW: yes, yes, and any world.
        Jan 17, 2023
    18. Uncle Red Hood
      Uncle Red Hood
      Smooth brain boy here, need help. I can't seem to find anywhere that mentions how tiers are assigned. (Basically how to determine in which tier each waifu is).
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        There is no official tier guide. Yes, even after three years.
        Jan 17, 2023
    19. Ypintox
      Ypintox
      Quick question, if you start as Naruto, does it mean that you begin with three captures(Minato, Kushina, Kurama), I haven't seen any rules regarding the shadow clones inside him, and since they lasted a long time, they are probably some soul pieces or something.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        I never read Naruto, but the RAW for Substitute has a rule for if your target starts with familiars.
        Nov 23, 2022
    20. Stigma
      Stigma
      Hello, i've got a few questions:
      1. If I want to get Superman's powerset and not a race change to kryptonian, do I also get Supes weakness to kryptonite? Follow-up, would body defense block kryptonite's effect?

      2. Are there other ways for the retinue to benefit from Inexhaustible aside from Complementary Colors and Second-generation symbiote, that's in the catalog?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        1. Ctrl+F "Kryptonian" in the doc. This is explicitly answered.
        2. Transhuman can also do it after a certain point. I don't know the new tree as well as the old. The general-use option is to just find a waifu who can create soul-connections.
        Nov 23, 2022
    21. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      In the interactive catalog randomizer for used waifus, you get sometimes conditions like, muscle tremors, persistent fatigue, etc.

      Those type of physical conditions should be erased whe they join your retinue due to body talent, right?
    22. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      A question about servants you buy. Those who had their growth stunted by any reason: okita, mordred, og saber,etc. Will they be able to grow into adult bodies overtime? Okita becoming like her alter self, Artoria like her lancer self.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        If you have Everlasting Talent or access to the body-modification suite, yes.
        Sep 26, 2022
    23. Obligatory Stoner
      Obligatory Stoner
      Hey, do you know the link about the OC Donut Steel shtick that I've been seeing in other WC fics? I'm in the process of making a WC and I wanna play with that particular meta-talent for my build.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        OCDS was an official perk in older versions, before it was re-integrated back into Template Stacking 1.
        Sep 26, 2022
    24. Shade696
      Shade696
      I have a question. What happens if you possess a group of characters like the Vodka twins?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        This is explicitly addressed in the rules
        Aug 7, 2022
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    25. Thunder God
      Thunder God
      I was reading about the change of race, either with the Racial Template or with the Template Stacking 1 version of the Unstable catalog, if I substitute myself in Emiya Shirou and change the race to a DxD devil does it mean that I would lose the magic circuits? since it's a total race change
      1. Thunder God
        Thunder God
        And about Added potential to the Magecraft would be enough to restore the use of magic circuits? (it never hurts to have a secondary source of Magic power)

        Also about Advanced Template Stacking, which one do you think would encompass Nasu's magecraft because it seems quite scientific but also magic circuits are supposed to reside in the soul so would either one work or which one would be necessary
        Jul 29, 2022
    26. DawnGazer
      DawnGazer
      With your (relatively) recent comment in Story Rant, I have to ask, do you know any worth reading fics with Glaistig Uaine in them? Preferably as a waifu, but I'm not picky. Cheers either way.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        She had a minor role in Just as Planned, but her appearances are Very Rare and that's the only one that immediately comes to mind.
        Jun 27, 2022
    27. Rockinalice
      Rockinalice
      Hi long time fan I had a question about the Teir for Dresden Files that confused me since the setting had alot of Teir 11, 10, 9's that are active even if we don't see them in Chicago alot they are around and would be a threat to a Catalog user unless they had all the info and Tracing defenses (even that probably wouldn't be enough) as soon as they droped in why is it so low?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Remember how power works in the Dresdenverse: the more of it you have, the less you can actually use. This is an explicit rule of the setting.
        Jun 26, 2022
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    28. IzzyAngelz
      IzzyAngelz
      Hi there BIG FAN OF YOUR WORK MATE, but I just gotta ask.... So what's stopping me from oc donut stealing the gamer Han Ji Han and just going op?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Your ability to tell an interesting story.
        Jun 21, 2022
    29. TheDisturbedDragon
      TheDisturbedDragon
      Gotta ask, have you seen any WC fics using Mesmera as the patron? I saw it was an option on the interactive page but I haven't been able to find any using it.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Patrons aren't actually part of the lore. They're just an overpowered thing that someone made and the interactive decided to include for whatever reason.
        Jun 9, 2022
      2. TheDisturbedDragon
        TheDisturbedDragon
        Huh, I actually liked the idea, but thanks for letting me know :)
        Jun 9, 2022
    30. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      A okay, I finally understood how to read this piece of crap. Trauma tier is how many tiers from the character you're taking from them due to their trauma. Pretty much you reduce them a tier for each instance of trauma received.
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